105: Ted Carr ON: How a Video Game Taught Me Everything About Bitcoin

Nobody told me that a video game could teach me everything I needed to know about money.

In this episode, I sit down with Ted Carr, the creator of the Bitcoin community on the online learning platform School. Ted’s been in Bitcoin since 2017, through all the chaos and crashes, and now teaches thousands of people how to navigate it with confidence. His story goes from losing coins on hacked exchanges to building one of the most grounded Bitcoin learning spaces online.

We get into the hidden lessons inside video game economies, the painful tuition every Bitcoiner pays, and what it really means to “own” something digital. Each idea challenges how we think about money, freedom, and control.

Because once you see how value actually works, you can’t unsee it.

You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Introduction

[05:58] Why losing Bitcoin on early exchanges taught Ted the real meaning of ownership

[09:47] The moment he realized his coins on-screen weren’t really his

[13:42] What ancient island stones can teach us about digital money

[17:26] How a childhood video game predicted Bitcoin’s future

[21:04] The mindset shift that turned market crashes into buying opportunities

[23:44] Why debt isn’t always the enemy when you understand Bitcoin’s growth curve

[27:36] The three biggest mistakes most new Bitcoiner makes, and how to avoid them

[31:25] What the Luna crash revealed about Bitcoin-only conviction

[35:41] The simple logic that even billionaires use to see Bitcoin as the ultimate cheat code

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Resources Mentioned:

Andreas M. Antonopoulos | YouTube

Michael Saylor | YouTube

Ledn | Website

Coldcard | Website

Trezor | Website

Ledger | Website

The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous | Book or Audiobook

Bitcoin Community | Skool

Find more from Ted:

Ted Carr | Website

Ted Carr | Facebook

Ted Carr | Instagram

Ted Carr | YouTube

Find more from Scott:

Scott Dedels | X

Block Rewards | Instagram

Block Rewards | YouTube

Block Rewards | TikTok

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Block Rewards | LinkedIn